Hoshangabad
Template:About Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox settlement Hoshangabad (Hindi: Template:IPA), officially Narmadapuram (Template:IPA), is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the south bank of the Narmada River. Hoshangabad is Template:Cvt from the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the nearest airport Bhopal.
History
The city was earlier called Narmadapur after the Narmada river.<ref name="DHCB_2011" /> Later the name was changed to Hoshangabad after Hoshang Shah Gori, the first ruler of Malwa Sultanate. Hoshangabad district was part of the Nerbudda (Narmada) Division of the Central Provinces and Berar, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later Madhya Pradesh) after India's independence in 1947.<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford</ref>
The city was renamed to Narmadapuram in March 2021.<ref name="Name">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Geography
Hoshangabad is located at Template:Coord.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It has an average elevation of Template:Cvt.
Climate
The climate of Hoshangabad district is typically that of Central India. Being close to the Tropic of Cancer, there is a hot, dry summer with maximum temperature of 40 - 42 degrees Celsius (April - June). This is followed by the monsoons with copious rainfall. The winters are dry and mild (November to February). An average height from the sea level is Template:Cvt and average rainfall is Template:Cvt.
Demographics
Template:Update after As of the 2011 Census of India, Hoshangabad has a population of 117,988; including 61,716 males and 56,272 females. It has an average literacy rate of 87.01%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 91.79%, and female literacy is 81.79%.<ref name="DHCB_2011">Hoshangabad District Census Handbook</ref>
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Notable people
- Raj Chandra Bose - mathematician
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi - poet, writer, essayist and playwright
- Manav Kaul - actor
- Praveen Morchhale - film director
- Harishankar Parsai - satirist and humourist of modern Hindi literature
- Nitesh Tiwari - film director